[UCRDBR] Change in Voluntary Disability Plan Premium Payroll Deductions Process

[Departmental Benefits Representatives]

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October 10, 2025

To:
Department Benefits Representatives (DBRs)

From:
Central HR Benefits Office on behalf of the UCPath Center
Re:
Change in Voluntary Disability Plan Premium Payroll Deductions Process
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This is an important update for Lincoln Financial Voluntary Disability benefits participants regarding how UC will deduct voluntary disability benefit premiums from monthly paychecks effective January 1, 2026.

What's Changing?

Monthly Employees - Voluntary Disability Premiums
Currently, UC deducts voluntary disability plan premiums in arrears. Beginning in January 2026, UC will deduct voluntary disability premiums during the current coverage month, aligning with how we deduct other benefit premiums.

Example: Your January 2, 2026, paycheck will include the deduction for January 2026 coverage.

Please note that all other benefit premiums deduct during the current coverage month and will remain unchanged.

Transition Timeline
To adjust to this new timing, the December 2025 voluntary disability premium(s) will be split and collected across two paychecks:


  *   October 31, 2025
  *   December 1, 2025

This one-time adjustment ensures your premium deductions will be aligned when the new schedule starts in January.
Please contact the UCPath Center should you have any questions.

UCPath
(855) 982-7284
Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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